Getting around in style 四處遊走超有型
You can hear a soft rolling sound as they approach. You might even catch a glimpse of them as they glide by. They look similar to skateboards but are actually quite different. They are longboards and are rapidly becoming a more common and stylish way to quickly get around. Longboarding began in the 1950s. It was originally known as sidewalk surfing because riders would move in a way that resembled catching a wave. The boards got their name because they are much longer and wider than skateboards.
They are usually between 90 and 150 centimeters in length. Every kind of longboard consists of trucks, four wheels and a long deck. The size and shape vary, however, depending on how a rider plans to use it. Unlike their shorter cousins, longboards are not intended for getting airborne and doing tricks. Their most basic use is for travel. Commuting via longboard is now commonplace on college campuses in the U.S. However, they are good for far more than just getting from place to place.
【Grammar on the go】
The size and shape vary, however, depending on how a rider plans to use it.
There are two parts in this sentence:
Part I—A longboard’s size and shape vary.
Part II— It depends on how a rider plans to use it.
Depend onà to be determined by someone else or something else.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyers have taken their kids on all kinds of family trips, depending on their budget.
After dinner, we have several options for our evening entertainment, depending on how much time we have.
【Chat room】
Board板子
board 當動詞，也有不同的用法：
board a bus 上公車
board a plane 上飛機
board a ship 上船
to board at a place 寄宿在某一個地方
EX: She boards at her uncle’s. 她寄宿在她的叔叔家
Boarding house 提供伙食住宿的地方
Boarding school 寄宿學校
Boarder 寄宿生、住校生
【Key word】
Stylish (adj) 流行的、新潮的
Style (n.)時尚、風潮
Biking has become a stylish sport in Taipei.
騎腳踏車在台北已經成為一種很時尚的運動
Young girls often copy the actress’ stylish look.
年輕女孩們經常模仿這位女演員的時尚打扮
Surfing 衝浪這種運動
Surf 衝浪
A lot of surfing lovers go to Hawaii to ride the waves.
許多衝浪愛好者去夏威夷逐浪
Surfing 瀏覽網站
Laura has been staying up late and doing a lot of net-surfing, and now it’s affecting her health.
Laura經常熬夜花很多的時間上網，這樣做現在已經影響到了她的健康。
Commonplace 常見的、司空見慣的
It’s now commonplace for people to use smart phones to surf the Internet.
人們使用智慧型手機來瀏覽網際網路已經是很稀鬆平常的事。
It’s commonplace to see backpackers in Taiwan.
在台灣見到背包旅行客已經是很平常的事。
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